In another thread (https://forum.seymourduncan.com/show...=1#post3506451) I mentioned how I stopped using my Ernie Ball volume pedals because I noticed the loss of top-end on my guitar sound.
I had a spare long-shaft 500k pot laying around that actually reads high at 530k. Since I have two EB vol. pedals, today I decided to hack one and see if there was a difference replacing the Clarostat 250k with a higher value.
Well, moving to 500k+ actually worked. I tried a Strat and a Les Paul and A/B'd them through the 530k EB volume pedal vs straight in and I was not hearing the loss of treble I noticed before. The EB has a very slight mid-bump, however, but not that bad. I think I'm going to try this for a while and see if I notice any issues in use with other pedals and tones, etc.
Have any of you guys hacked your volume pedals to fix the tone suck problem? Added treble bleeds or replaced pots? Other recommendations?
I had a spare long-shaft 500k pot laying around that actually reads high at 530k. Since I have two EB vol. pedals, today I decided to hack one and see if there was a difference replacing the Clarostat 250k with a higher value.
Well, moving to 500k+ actually worked. I tried a Strat and a Les Paul and A/B'd them through the 530k EB volume pedal vs straight in and I was not hearing the loss of treble I noticed before. The EB has a very slight mid-bump, however, but not that bad. I think I'm going to try this for a while and see if I notice any issues in use with other pedals and tones, etc.
Have any of you guys hacked your volume pedals to fix the tone suck problem? Added treble bleeds or replaced pots? Other recommendations?
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